Les Miserables (musical)

Named after Chautauqua Lake in New York State, where the first was held in 1874, Chautauqua adult education assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s, when their popularity declined. Chautauquas brought entertainment and culture to a community with speakers, teachers, musicians, entertainers, preachers and specialists of the day. Chautauqua events are still going strong, and Mount Gretna, just east of Hershey, is the official home of Pennsylvania's own Chautauqua. Music at Gretna, established in 1977 primarily as a chamber music festival, also offers jazz and other non-classical fare in summer at the Mt. Gretna Playhouse. Of interest to classical...

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